Multipolar

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /mÊŒltiˈpəʊlÉ™/

Alternative forms

• multi-polar

Origin

From - + polar.

Full definition of multipolar

Adjective

1. (physics, biology) Having more than two poles. from 19th c.
2. (politics) Having multiple centres of political or military influence from 20th c.
• 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 121:The first diagram reveals a multi-polar system, in which a plurality of forces and interests balance each other in precarious equilibrium.